Brewing a cup of your favorite tea can be taken as a moment to slow the world down for just a few minutes. The trick to steeping the highly sought perfect cup mainly comes down to a preference of taste and fundamentals of brewing. The guidelines below will help lead you in the right direction and can be adjusted to your liking. All it takes is a little experimentation and time.
Brewing Guidelines
All measurements are based on an 8 oz cup. A basic starting principle is if your tea is too strong, use less tea at a lower temp. If it’s too weak, use more at a similar temp. As a good rule of thumb, you generally want to let the water for all teas sit for about a minute, as you don’t want the water to be quite at its boiling temp. Most teas can be steeped more than once. Use your judgement and guidelines given when steeping a second time. Because you guessed it, the second steeping will all come down to the time and temp.
| BREW AMOUNT | TEMP | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black: | 3 grams/ 1 tsp | 210° | 3-5 minutes |
| Green: | 2 grams/ 1.5 tsp | 175° | 1-3 minutes |
| Oolong: | 2 grams/ 1.5 tsp | 195° | 3-4 minutes |
| Pu-Ehr: | 2 grams/ 1.5 tsp | 195° | 3-4 minutes |
| White: | 3 grams/ 1 tsp | 170° | 5-7 minutes |
| Flavored: | 2 grams/ 1 tsp | 175° | 2-3 minutes |
| Herbal: | 2.5 grams/ 2 tsp | 205° | 5 minutes |